New Animal Services Center Partnership for Rancho Santa Margarita

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA —Are you an animal lover or looking to adopt a pet in 2017?

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita has announced a partnership with a nearby Animal Services Center on behalf of area pets and pet owners.

"The city is preparing for exciting changes in our commitment to enhancing the quality of life for our residents and pets," they said in recent release.

The partnership begins January 1, 2017.

Rancho Santa Margarita will look to Mission Viejo to for high-quality animal care and sheltering services.

"Mission Viejo Animal Services provides a pro-humane animal shelter, 24-hour response to emergency calls, pet adoption and fostering, low-cost vaccination clinics, animal licensing, volunteer opportunities, community outreach and events, and many other essential animal care services,"they said.

Mission Viejo Animal Services works closely the volunteers of Dedicated Animal Welfare Group(DAWG), a nonprofit organization committed to providing medical care and helping hands to comfort sick, injured and frightened animals that come into the Mission Viejo animal shelter until they can be reunited with their families or, in the event they have been abandoned, adopted to new families.

DAWG also pays for extraordinary medical expenses for animals in jeopardy of euthanasia and training for new pet owners. If an animal has been injured, Mission Viejo Animal Services is in touch with DAWG immediately, day or night, to make sure life-saving veterinary care is provided as soon as possible.

Mission Viejo Animal Services is located: 28095 HIllcrestMission Viejo, CA 92692

Find out more at www.cityofmissionviejo.org

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